JULIA: I just found this fragment of rusty metal. It doesn’t look like much but this was once a sword. A sword known as…the gladius! The gladius was part of the Roman soldier’s equipment ...

Successful gladiators were the movie stars of the first ... gladiatorial contests are often seen as the dark side of Roman civilization. Given they belonged to such a civilized and sophisticated ...

audio10. Roman entertainment Comic sketches exploring themes including Roman theatre...and gladiators. 11. The Roman legacy: part 1 audio11. The Roman legacy: part 1 Comic sketches on themes ...

A 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle shaped like a gladiator that was discovered in northern England will go on public display ...